AmberBrainz♿🏳️🌈🧠
@amberbrainz.bsky.social
Just your average pan-demi, AuDHD, blind, disabled, former neuroscientist and glitter loud mouth. Making art and trying to survive.
I'm a goth/punk riot grrrl who loves science and sci-fi. You've been warned.
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I'm a goth/punk riot grrrl who loves science and sci-fi. You've been warned.
She/her 🏳️🌈♿
🏳️⚧️ Mamma X 2
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All of the policing around organizers’ tactics are rooted in the ideology of the “perfect victim,” which…
- Is full of contradictions, making it impossible to be a perfect victim
- Blames victims for their oppressors’ violence
- Fails to recognize that our oppressors just lie anyway
- Is full of contradictions, making it impossible to be a perfect victim
- Blames victims for their oppressors’ violence
- Fails to recognize that our oppressors just lie anyway
January 25, 2026 at 4:52 PM
All of the policing around organizers’ tactics are rooted in the ideology of the “perfect victim,” which…
- Is full of contradictions, making it impossible to be a perfect victim
- Blames victims for their oppressors’ violence
- Fails to recognize that our oppressors just lie anyway
- Is full of contradictions, making it impossible to be a perfect victim
- Blames victims for their oppressors’ violence
- Fails to recognize that our oppressors just lie anyway
Woke Bill Kristol gets it better than most Dem politicians. Riot grrrl me is shocked too.
Hey Dem leadership maybe get a fucking clue and don't fund DHS ffs.
Hey Dem leadership maybe get a fucking clue and don't fund DHS ffs.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Woke Bill Kristol gets it better than most Dem politicians. Riot grrrl me is shocked too.
Hey Dem leadership maybe get a fucking clue and don't fund DHS ffs.
Hey Dem leadership maybe get a fucking clue and don't fund DHS ffs.
This. There needs to be an international boycott of the world cup and the Olympics here. It's just too dangerous to travel here. Also these are points of pride for Trump so no toys for fascists.
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 25, 2026 at 4:29 AM
This. There needs to be an international boycott of the world cup and the Olympics here. It's just too dangerous to travel here. Also these are points of pride for Trump so no toys for fascists.
ICE doesn't just affect the disabled people in detention, it affects the disabled people left in families, community bonds, and even care settings.
Again this is why the disability community needs to be included in these conversations. Convos about tactics, health, security, and community support.
Again this is why the disability community needs to be included in these conversations. Convos about tactics, health, security, and community support.
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:11 PM
ICE doesn't just affect the disabled people in detention, it affects the disabled people left in families, community bonds, and even care settings.
Again this is why the disability community needs to be included in these conversations. Convos about tactics, health, security, and community support.
Again this is why the disability community needs to be included in these conversations. Convos about tactics, health, security, and community support.
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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
Interesting perspective on boarder surveillance from one of my favs. Go like his channel. My only critique is at the end about the AI apocalypse, which I agree is bullocks in a future dystopian frame as surveillance & environmental more dangerous. But tech bros are a death cult thus still bad news.
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism?
YouTube video by JohntheDuncan
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Interesting perspective on boarder surveillance from one of my favs. Go like his channel. My only critique is at the end about the AI apocalypse, which I agree is bullocks in a future dystopian frame as surveillance & environmental more dangerous. But tech bros are a death cult thus still bad news.
If you wonder why your Dem politician isn't talking about abolishing ICE it's because the Dems wait to get into power to use the same systems that the right wing uses just more quietly. It's the same terror no matter who is in office.
Primary your local Dem SOB today.
Primary your local Dem SOB today.
Biden had kids, infants, appearing in immigration court with no lawyers, no parents, and no hope of being treated like a human being. No one wanted to hear about it, let alone try to stop it while a Democrat was in the White House. ICE is a bipartisan monster for the last 25 years, not just now.
January 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM
If you wonder why your Dem politician isn't talking about abolishing ICE it's because the Dems wait to get into power to use the same systems that the right wing uses just more quietly. It's the same terror no matter who is in office.
Primary your local Dem SOB today.
Primary your local Dem SOB today.
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Referring to kidnapping and trafficking people as a "catch of the day operation" is dehumanizing rhetoric intended to make our neighbors sound like animals. These are people, not fish, and no one should be treated this way—regardless of immigration status or conduct
January 22, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Referring to kidnapping and trafficking people as a "catch of the day operation" is dehumanizing rhetoric intended to make our neighbors sound like animals. These are people, not fish, and no one should be treated this way—regardless of immigration status or conduct
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This is why the Fourth Amendment was written. It is obviously and transparently illegal. apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM
This is why the Fourth Amendment was written. It is obviously and transparently illegal. apnews.com/article/ice-...
Call your rep right now and tell them no more rubber stamp. They vote soon. Let them know we will primary anyone who doesn't fight to defund and abolish ICE. Just do it.
5calls.org
5calls.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Call your rep right now and tell them no more rubber stamp. They vote soon. Let them know we will primary anyone who doesn't fight to defund and abolish ICE. Just do it.
5calls.org
5calls.org
Love this! See how art can be a form of resistance.
What our friends outside of the US these billionaires are breaking down your governments too. Currently they are signing contracts with tech bros to surveil and control you. Don't become us. Know your parasites.
What our friends outside of the US these billionaires are breaking down your governments too. Currently they are signing contracts with tech bros to surveil and control you. Don't become us. Know your parasites.
The Swiss town of Davos is LOCKED DOWN by the army so Trump and his billionaire mates can come and talk about solutions to problems that THEY created. They treat our world like their own private resort. They want you to feel powerless. Never, ever let them win.
January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Love this! See how art can be a form of resistance.
What our friends outside of the US these billionaires are breaking down your governments too. Currently they are signing contracts with tech bros to surveil and control you. Don't become us. Know your parasites.
What our friends outside of the US these billionaires are breaking down your governments too. Currently they are signing contracts with tech bros to surveil and control you. Don't become us. Know your parasites.
I wasn't having a good day. The news. A migraine. Bad flare. Not able to get anything done. A nasty case of the mean reds.
But luckily for me it's Star Trek night. Which means breakdown vids tomorrow for extra down time.
I am actually enjoying Academy.
Trek is my happy place.
But luckily for me it's Star Trek night. Which means breakdown vids tomorrow for extra down time.
I am actually enjoying Academy.
Trek is my happy place.
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM
I wasn't having a good day. The news. A migraine. Bad flare. Not able to get anything done. A nasty case of the mean reds.
But luckily for me it's Star Trek night. Which means breakdown vids tomorrow for extra down time.
I am actually enjoying Academy.
Trek is my happy place.
But luckily for me it's Star Trek night. Which means breakdown vids tomorrow for extra down time.
I am actually enjoying Academy.
Trek is my happy place.
Primaries are where you get to let the Dems know what you want from them. Zohran taught us that volunteers make the difference and so do your donations.
This is especially important in safe blue seats where we can actually get out these feckless corporate Dems.
This is especially important in safe blue seats where we can actually get out these feckless corporate Dems.
Reminder: There are primaries coming up around May in many states. Then we have the November midterms.
These elections matter. A lot. Be prepared to vote. Don't let anyone tell you it won't make a difference. It will. It's your right and a privilege. Exercise it at every opportunity. 👊💪
#Vote
These elections matter. A lot. Be prepared to vote. Don't let anyone tell you it won't make a difference. It will. It's your right and a privilege. Exercise it at every opportunity. 👊💪
#Vote
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Primaries are where you get to let the Dems know what you want from them. Zohran taught us that volunteers make the difference and so do your donations.
This is especially important in safe blue seats where we can actually get out these feckless corporate Dems.
This is especially important in safe blue seats where we can actually get out these feckless corporate Dems.
Call your senators right now. Talk about this illegal memo leaked by whistleblowers that says DHS can stomp all over the 4th and our rights. No money for DHS!! The vote is tomorrow Jan 22nd.
Call! Send a fax!! Let them know you will primary them if they vote yes.
Call! Send a fax!! Let them know you will primary them if they vote yes.
Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
DHS ICE memo 1-21-26
www.documentcloud.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Call your senators right now. Talk about this illegal memo leaked by whistleblowers that says DHS can stomp all over the 4th and our rights. No money for DHS!! The vote is tomorrow Jan 22nd.
Call! Send a fax!! Let them know you will primary them if they vote yes.
Call! Send a fax!! Let them know you will primary them if they vote yes.
This made me weep. The name Liam has special meaning to me and also ICE are fucking monsters for terrorizing children. Remember the rightful furry we had for kids in cages? We need to have that again now.
Call your senators right now and tell them no funding for ICE. The vote is tomorrow.
Call your senators right now and tell them no funding for ICE. The vote is tomorrow.
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 AM
This made me weep. The name Liam has special meaning to me and also ICE are fucking monsters for terrorizing children. Remember the rightful furry we had for kids in cages? We need to have that again now.
Call your senators right now and tell them no funding for ICE. The vote is tomorrow.
Call your senators right now and tell them no funding for ICE. The vote is tomorrow.
Well this video is nightmare fuel but it is so deeply important for us to realize that these techno fascists have basically created one big death cult for all of us. True technological advancement must be democratic, owned as a public good, free for everyone, to the benefit of everyone and earth.
I made a deep dive video into the TESCREAL ideology shaping Silicon Valley’s biggest companies and the AI arms race, and how a shocking number of tech billionaires are pro-human extinction
Tech Billionaires Want Us Dead
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Well this video is nightmare fuel but it is so deeply important for us to realize that these techno fascists have basically created one big death cult for all of us. True technological advancement must be democratic, owned as a public good, free for everyone, to the benefit of everyone and earth.
Well there ya go. Information that confirms disabled and chronically ill people in ICE detention are not receiving meds or treatment. This is cruel.
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Well there ya go. Information that confirms disabled and chronically ill people in ICE detention are not receiving meds or treatment. This is cruel.
Yeah if only they actually did the job we went then to DC to do. That's why we gotta share the far and wide.
still thinking about how NSPM-6 is classified - something Congress could mandate they be briefed on at any time!
January 20, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Yeah if only they actually did the job we went then to DC to do. That's why we gotta share the far and wide.
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"I was praying. I was like, God, please help me, I didn't do anything wrong. Why do they do this to me?" www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...
ICE broke into Minnesota home, dragged barely clothed man into snow
A Minnesota man told Reuters on Monday he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and...
www.reuters.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:50 AM
"I was praying. I was like, God, please help me, I didn't do anything wrong. Why do they do this to me?" www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...
Excellent video with lots of great suggestions for action. Goes well with my earlier post.
My only critique is that we should demand to abolish ICE but that requires Dems with the ability to control the narrative and get people to understand why. That's a skill extremely lacking from Dem leaders.
My only critique is that we should demand to abolish ICE but that requires Dems with the ability to control the narrative and get people to understand why. That's a skill extremely lacking from Dem leaders.
Cory Booker, HOW DARE YOU? (Surrender Dems poised to betray us...again)
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Excellent video with lots of great suggestions for action. Goes well with my earlier post.
My only critique is that we should demand to abolish ICE but that requires Dems with the ability to control the narrative and get people to understand why. That's a skill extremely lacking from Dem leaders.
My only critique is that we should demand to abolish ICE but that requires Dems with the ability to control the narrative and get people to understand why. That's a skill extremely lacking from Dem leaders.
Why do so many Dem politicians seem allergic to abolishing ICE? Bc Dems always benefit from the authoritarian policies the GOP put in place before them. They benefit by running as the lesser of two evils without lifting a damn finger and they use those programs while in power often in worse ways.
January 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Why do so many Dem politicians seem allergic to abolishing ICE? Bc Dems always benefit from the authoritarian policies the GOP put in place before them. They benefit by running as the lesser of two evils without lifting a damn finger and they use those programs while in power often in worse ways.
I'm convinced this admin is our eugenics wars. This is a clear signal to the Ellis fam to remake trek in their image and I'm pretty sure there was an episode about that.
Stephen Miller wants to de-woke Star Trek, televisions original woke tv show www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Stephen Miller boldly goes where no racist has gone before
Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff and the architect of some of his most racist initiatives, is very mad that “Star Trek”—one of television’s first bastions of ...
www.dailykos.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:24 AM
I'm convinced this admin is our eugenics wars. This is a clear signal to the Ellis fam to remake trek in their image and I'm pretty sure there was an episode about that.
This is what we in the disability community were warning about. She was on her way to her tbi specialist and even pleaded with officers she has trouble processing commands.
We might need to make safety plans soon.
As an autistic disabled gal who also does brain advocacy, I cried.
We might need to make safety plans soon.
As an autistic disabled gal who also does brain advocacy, I cried.
Aliya Rahman told ICE she was disabled
She told them she was on her way to a doctor appt
They broke her window, cut her seatbelt & dragged her away like an animal
She was headed to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when they grabbed her.
She was denied access to a doctor & tossed in detention
She told them she was on her way to a doctor appt
They broke her window, cut her seatbelt & dragged her away like an animal
She was headed to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when they grabbed her.
She was denied access to a doctor & tossed in detention
Woman seen pulled from car speaks out: 'Lucky to be alive'
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 AM
This is what we in the disability community were warning about. She was on her way to her tbi specialist and even pleaded with officers she has trouble processing commands.
We might need to make safety plans soon.
As an autistic disabled gal who also does brain advocacy, I cried.
We might need to make safety plans soon.
As an autistic disabled gal who also does brain advocacy, I cried.
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He does not want Star Trek. He wants to co-opt the aesthetic of Star Trek to sell his techno-feudalist futurist wet dream. Star Trek hates men like him.
"We want to make Star Trek real," said Elon Musk.
"We want to make Starfleet Academy real so that it's not always science fiction, but one day the science fiction turns to science fact."
"We want to make Starfleet Academy real so that it's not always science fiction, but one day the science fiction turns to science fact."
January 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
He does not want Star Trek. He wants to co-opt the aesthetic of Star Trek to sell his techno-feudalist futurist wet dream. Star Trek hates men like him.
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What I hate most about gen Ai is how it takes away the effort. When I saw art before, I knew that even if it shitty and bad, i could tell that there was someone who worked hard to make it happen. It’s why shit like The Room got popular, because you could see the earnest effort on display.
January 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
What I hate most about gen Ai is how it takes away the effort. When I saw art before, I knew that even if it shitty and bad, i could tell that there was someone who worked hard to make it happen. It’s why shit like The Room got popular, because you could see the earnest effort on display.